Episode 740 – Mitsubishi Battered by Yen, Honda Slashes Japanese Production, Shelby GTS Mustang

Summary: The strong yen is battering Japanese automakers. Mitsubishi’s CEO said the currency situation is starting to become futile. Also reacting to the exchange rate, Honda plans to cut exports from Japan by half over the next decade. The performance junkies at Shelby have introduced a new supercharged V-6 Mustang with bucket-loads of horsepower. All that and more, plus a preview of this week’s episode of Autoline, which takes an in-depth look at an interesting new manufacturing concept.